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Inter MarificaInter Marifica

DECREE ON THE MEDIA OF DECREE ON THE MEDIA OF SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS

19631963

Inter MarificaInter Marifica On The Teaching Of The Church 3-4 On The Teaching Of The Church 3-4

(five points)(five points) Formation Of Conscience 5-9 (5 Points)Formation Of Conscience 5-9 (5 Points) Regulation 10-12 (3 points)Regulation 10-12 (3 points) On The Pastoral Activity Of The On The Pastoral Activity Of The

Church 13-19 (7 points) Major sectionChurch 13-19 (7 points) Major section ACTIVITYACTIVITY

Divide into five groups each group takes a Divide into five groups each group takes a section and finds the important points.section and finds the important points.

HINT- each person only reads one HINT- each person only reads one paragraph or sectionparagraph or section

Communio et Communio et ProgressioProgressio

On the Means of Social On the Means of Social CommunicationCommunication

Communio et ProgressioCommunio et Progressio

Forward 1-3 (3 points)Forward 1-3 (3 points)The Christian View of the Means of The Christian View of the Means of

Social Communication: Basic Points of Social Communication: Basic Points of Doctrine #6-18Doctrine #6-18

Why study media 111Why study media 111New Anthropology 187New Anthropology 187

Group into 2s and each group take one Group into 2s and each group take one number in the text—WHAT IS THE number in the text—WHAT IS THE KEY POINT OF YOUR #KEY POINT OF YOUR #

12. So, "among the wonderful technical 12. So, "among the wonderful technical inventions" which foster communication inventions" which foster communication among human beings, Christians find among human beings, Christians find means that have been devised under means that have been devised under God's Providence for the encouragement God's Providence for the encouragement of social relations during their of social relations during their pilgrimage on earth. These means, in pilgrimage on earth. These means, in fact, serve to build new relationships and fact, serve to build new relationships and to fashion a new language which permits to fashion a new language which permits men to know themselves better and to men to know themselves better and to understand one another more easily. understand one another more easily.

Socialisations and redemption

Socialisations and Socialisations and redemptionredemption

12. By this, men are led to a mutual 12. By this, men are led to a mutual understanding and shared ambition. And understanding and shared ambition. And this, in turn, inclines them to justice and this, in turn, inclines them to justice and peace, to good will and active charity, to peace, to good will and active charity, to mutual help, to love and, in the end, to mutual help, to love and, in the end, to communion. The tools of communication, communion. The tools of communication, then, provide some of the most effective then, provide some of the most effective means for the cultivation of that charity means for the cultivation of that charity among men which is at once the cause among men which is at once the cause and the expression of fellowship.and the expression of fellowship.

Socialisation: Mater et Socialisation: Mater et Magistra 59-67Magistra 59-67

59. Certainly one of the principal 59. Certainly one of the principal characteristics which seem to be typical characteristics which seem to be typical of our age is an increase in social of our age is an increase in social relationships, in those mutual ties, that relationships, in those mutual ties, that is, which grow daily more numerous and is, which grow daily more numerous and which have led to the introduction of which have led to the introduction of many and varied forms of associations in many and varied forms of associations in the lives and activities of citizens, and to the lives and activities of citizens, and to their their acceptance within our legal acceptance within our legal framework. framework.

SocialisationSocialisation This is a central concept to This is a central concept to

understand Pope John XIII’s understand Pope John XIII’s analysis of the Modern World.analysis of the Modern World.

This is the most optimistic view of This is the most optimistic view of modernity in the papal teaching.modernity in the papal teaching.

This development allows people This development allows people to work, live and play more as a to work, live and play more as a community (60)community (60)

Socialisation: Modern personal Socialisation: Modern personal rightsrights

List of modern personal rights—economic List of modern personal rights—economic and social: “and social: “health care, education on a health care, education on a more extensive and improved basis, a more extensive and improved basis, a more thorough professional training, more thorough professional training, housing, work, and suitable leisure and housing, work, and suitable leisure and recreation. Furthermore, the progressive recreation. Furthermore, the progressive perfection of modern methods of perfection of modern methods of thought-diffusion--the press, cinema, thought-diffusion--the press, cinema, radio, television--makes it possible for radio, television--makes it possible for everyone to participate in human events everyone to participate in human events the world over.the world over.”” (61)(61)

SocialisationSocialisation In Break with Feudal order Rich no In Break with Feudal order Rich no

longer had obligation for the poor.longer had obligation for the poor. Socialisation is the reversal of this Socialisation is the reversal of this

process.process. It should be planned and work for the It should be planned and work for the

common good.common good. The Italian text used the term Social The Italian text used the term Social

relations. Others used nationalization.relations. Others used nationalization. Conservative Catholics opposed this as Conservative Catholics opposed this as

moderate socialism.moderate socialism.

Socialisation: Good and Socialisation: Good and BadBad

The development of these social The development of these social relationships, therefore, canrelationships, therefore, can and and ought to be realized in a way ought to be realized in a way best calculated to promote its best calculated to promote its inherent advantages and to inherent advantages and to preclude, or at least diminish, its preclude, or at least diminish, its attendant disadvantages. (64)attendant disadvantages. (64)

Socialisation: New Socialisation: New AnthropologyAnthropology

Behind the notion of socialisation is an Behind the notion of socialisation is an anthropological shift that is reflected in anthropological shift that is reflected in the whole document.the whole document.

Christianity is the meeting-point of earth Christianity is the meeting-point of earth and heaven. It lays claim to the whole and heaven. It lays claim to the whole man, body and soul, intellect anman, body and soul, intellect andd will will…. …. (2) (2)

Whole person approach—the end of Whole person approach—the end of duality?duality?


For actually this growth in the social life of For actually this growth in the social life of man is not a product of natural forces man is not a product of natural forces working, as it were, by blind impulse. It is, working, as it were, by blind impulse. It is, as we saw, the creation of men who are free as we saw, the creation of men who are free and autonomous by nature--though they and autonomous by nature--though they must, of course, recognize and, in a sense, must, of course, recognize and, in a sense, obey the laws of economic development and obey the laws of economic development and social progress, and cannot altogether social progress, and cannot altogether escape from the pressure of environment. escape from the pressure of environment. (63)(63)


This is not a pre-determined plan but This is not a pre-determined plan but worked out in history by autonomous worked out in history by autonomous individuals. “Let history be our individuals. “Let history be our guide”guide”

Socialisation: New Socialisation: New AnthropologyAnthropology 219. This teaching rests on one basic 219. This teaching rests on one basic

principle: individual human beings are principle: individual human beings are the foundation, the cause and the end of the foundation, the cause and the end of every social institution. That is every social institution. That is necessarily so, for men are by nature necessarily so, for men are by nature social beings. This fact must be social beings. This fact must be recognized, as also the fact that they are recognized, as also the fact that they are raised in the plan of Providence to an raised in the plan of Providence to an order of reality which is above nature. order of reality which is above nature.

Humanization—the human as the ground Humanization—the human as the ground of ethical reflection.of ethical reflection.

Dawn of a New Dawn of a New EraEra

Pontifical Council for Social Pontifical Council for Social CommunicationsCommunications

February 22, 1992February 22, 1992

Dawn of a New EraDawn of a New Era #1,2,3,4,5,6,8,11,14,15,17,18,19,21#1,2,3,4,5,6,8,11,14,15,17,18,19,21

two people to a numbertwo people to a number Find the treasureFind the treasure

10 Factors to the flattened 10 Factors to the flattened worldworld

1. 11/9 (Nov. 9, 1989 )The Fall of the 1. 11/9 (Nov. 9, 1989 )The Fall of the Wall and the Waging of the WindowsWall and the Waging of the Windows

2. (8/9. Aug. 9, 1995 ) The Dawn of 2. (8/9. Aug. 9, 1995 ) The Dawn of Connectivity: When Webs were No Connectivity: When Webs were No Longer for SpidersLonger for Spiders

3. Work Flow Software: Don't Mind the 3. Work Flow Software: Don't Mind the Difference and the DistanceDifference and the Distance

4. Uploading: Redefining the Multi-4. Uploading: Redefining the Multi-Colored Post-ItsColored Post-Its

5. Outsourcing: Bringing Home the 5. Outsourcing: Bringing Home the Bacon through Somebody Else's HandsBacon through Somebody Else's Hands

10 Factors to the flattened 10 Factors to the flattened worldworld

6. Offshoring: Taking it over to the Cut-6. Offshoring: Taking it over to the Cut-Rate WatersRate Waters

7. Supply-Chaining: Nothing Beats 7. Supply-Chaining: Nothing Beats Symbiotic NetworksSymbiotic Networks

8. Insourcing: Why Look Out When You 8. Insourcing: Why Look Out When You Can Look In?Can Look In?

9. In-Forming: The World Right at Your 9. In-Forming: The World Right at Your FingertipsFingertips

10. Steroids: Enhancing the Techie In 10. Steroids: Enhancing the Techie In YouYou

Technology

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